Sulky-plow.



r r g H. WIARD.

SULKY PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.13, 1902.

946,928. Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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SULKY PLOW. APPLICATION PILIEDMARJB, 1902.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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H. WIARD.

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Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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SULKY PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1902.-

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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H. WIARD.

SULKY PLOW.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 13, 1902.

946,928. Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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SULKY PLOW. APPLICATION fILED' MAR. 13, 1902.

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SULKY PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1902.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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BY @1 ATTORNEYS ANDREW. a GRAHAM no. PHCYu-UTHDGRAFHERS, wAsrms'romSTATS ATENT FFTQE.

HARRY WIARD, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

SULKY-PLOW.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY WIARD, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondagaand State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulSulky-Plow, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object the productlon of a sulky-plow, which isparticularly simple in construction and efiicient in operation; and tothis end, it consists in the combination, construction and arrangementof the component parts of a sulky-plow as hereinafter fully describedand pointed out in the claims.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figures 1 and 2 are, respectively, top plan and side elevation of mysulky-plow, parts thereof being omitted in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a frontelevation of said sulky-plow, portions thereof being broken away and insection. Figs. 4 and 5 are, respectively, side and rear elevations ofthe rear furrow-wheel, the support for the rear furrow-wheel, and thearm on the plow-beam to which said support is pivoted, the furrow-wheelbeing shown in both views as in its position assumed in the precedingfigures, and a portion of the scraper for the furrow-wheel being omittedin Fig. 5. Figs. 6 and 7 are elevations of the parts illustrated inFigs. 4 and 5, the furrow-wheel being shown in positions assumed duringthe turning of the sulky-plow. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of a portion ofthe wheeled frame, the plow-beam, the supporting members for theplow-beam, and contiguous parts of the sulky-plow. Figs. 9, 10 and 11are sectional views taken, respectively, on lines 99, Fig. 8; 10-10,Fig. 9; and 1111, Fig. 8. Figs. 12 and 13 are isometric views of theseparable sections of the clevis.

My sulky-plow comprises, essentially, a Wheeled-frame A, a plow B, arear furrowwheel C, and a beam D. The frame A is of any desirable form,size and construction and is provided with a transverse connectingmember a formed with a lengthwise opening at extending through its upperand lower faces. Said frame is also provided with a seat a a land wheela a front furrow-wheel a and suitable means, unnecessary to describeherein, for raising and lowering said Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 13, 1902.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Serial No. 97,994.

wheels a a The plow B is also of any desirable form, size andconstruction.

The rear furrow-wheel C is mounted on a support C having its front endportion 0 inclined upwardly and forwardly out of a vertical plane andournaled in arearwardly extending arm (Z provided on the rear end of thebeam, its intermediate portion 0 inclined downwardly out of horizontalplane, and rearwardly, and its rear end portion 0 inclined downwardlyand laterally and forming a substantially horizontal spindle for therear furrow'wheel C. Said support C is also formed with downwardlyconverging or under bevel engaging faces a. The faces 0 instead of beingformed directly on the support C are provided on a rearwardly extendedarm 0 fixed to the front end 0 thereof and connected by a link 0 tosubstantially the point of union of the intermediate portion 0 and therear end a of the support C, but it is obvious that the faces 0 may beformed directly upon said front end 0. A suitable spring 0 usuallyencircles the front end 0 of the support C and holds said support C inits normal position, as seen in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive. The arm (Z ismounted on a portion (Z of the beam D extended downwardly andrearwarcuy, is adjustable substantially vertically on said portion ofthe beam, and is held in its adj UStQClPOSltlOH by any desirableclamping means d Said arm is provided with a normally fixed cam havingdownwardly converging or standing bevel faces 65 for engaging the faces0 and moving the furrow-wheel support G in a direction endwise of theupwardly inclined axis of the front end portion 0 thereof, against theaction of the spring 0 during the turning of the sulky.

The member C, when of the construction described, supports the rearfurrow-wheel in the desired position and at the required inclination,and the faces 0 (Z and the spring 0 hold said support and furrow-wheelfrom displacement. \Vhen the sulky-plow is being turned to the left-handlooking forwardly, Fig. 1 in passing a corner, the rear furrowwheel Cswings, relatively to the beam, to the left looking forwardly toward itsposition assumed in Fig. 7 and indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, thusfacilitating turning of the sulky-plow, and this movement of thefurrow-wheel takes place automatically and without requiring control orregulation by the operator. Moreover, during said swinging movement, therear furrow-wheel is slightly raised relatively to the beam D and theplow B by the cam provided with the faces (Z and, consequently,elevation of the plow B is prevented. If the sulky-plow is backed,instead of being turned, as described, the rear furrow-wheel swingsautomatically to its position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 in closeproximity to the plow B and braces against said plow, thus reducing to aminimum the liability of injury to the rear furrow-wheel during thebacking of the sulkyplow.

The beam D is secured to the plow B by any suitable means, is arrangedbeneath the connecting bar a. of the frame A, and is connected to saidbar by supporting members E F, which permit the beam D to swinglaterally independently of the frame A. The supporting member E isnormally fixed to the bar a, is adjustable laterally on said bar, andpreferably consists of separable upper sections 0 e and a lower sectiono engaged, respectively, with the upper and lower faces of theconnecting bar and having their opposing surfaces provided withshoulders a projecting into the opening a, and clamping members a forsecuring the sections 6 e 0 together. The section 6 is usually formed atone end with a depending pivotal projection and at its opposite end witha shoulder 0" arranged concentric with said projection. The supportingmember F consists of separable sections f f, respectively engaged withopposite side faces of the beam D and having their opposing surfacesprovided with shoulders projecting into grooves in the sides of thebeam. The outer end of one of the sections is pivoted upon theprojection e and the outer end of the other section is movable forwardlyand rearwardly along the shoulder e and is connected to suitable means,as a lever F, for varying the position of the supporting member F andholding the same in its adjusted position.

The beam D is generally provided with a clevis composed of a lowersection 9 having its upper face provided with a rearwardly extendingsubstantially hook-shaped shoulder g, and an upper section 9 providedwith a slot extending through its upper and lower faces for receivingthe substantially hook-shaped shoulder and a transverse pin g= fordetachably engaging said shoulder My sulky-plow will now be readilyunderstood upon reference to the foregoing description and theaccompanying drawing, and it will be particularly noted that more orless change may be made in the construction and arrangement of thecomponent parts thereof without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a sulky-plow, the combination of a beam and a plow, of afurrowwheel, and a support for the furrow-wheel having its front endjournaled in an upright bearing, means for automatically moving saidsupport endwise in the bearing to change the position of thefurrow-wheel relatively to the beam during the turning of the sulkyplow,and a spring for opposing the endwise movement of said support in thebearing, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a sulky-plow, the combination with a beam and a plow; of afurrow-wheel, a support for the furrow-wheel movable on an upwardlyinclined axis and having a substantially horizontal bearing part for thefurrow-wheel projecting laterally from said axis, a cam normally fixedrelatively to the beam for raising the support during the turning of thesulky-plow, and a spring for holding the support in its normal position,substantially as and. for the purpose set forth.

3. In a sulky-plow, the combination with a beam and a plow; of afurrow-wheel, a support for the furrow-wheel having its front endinclined upwardly and forwardly, its intermediate portion inclineddownwardly and rearwardly from the lower part of the front end, and itsrear end extended laterally and downwardly from the rear part of theintermediate portion and forming a bearing for the furrow-wheel, a camnormally fixed relatively to the beam for engaging the front end of thesupport and raising said support relatively to the beam during theturning of the sullry-plow, and i a spring encircling the front end ofthe support for holding the support in its normal position,substantially as and for the purpose described.

at. In a sulky-plow, the combination with a beam and a plow; of thefurrow-wheel, a support for the furrow-wheel, said support being movableon an upwardly extending axis and being provided with downwardlyunderbevel faces, and means provided with standing bevel faces forengaging the former faces and thereby holding the support in its normalposition and raising the support and furrow-wheel relatively to theadjacent portion of the sulky plow during Y the turning of the sulkyplow, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In a sulky-plow, the combination with a beam and a plow; of afurrow-wheel, a support for the furrow-wheel having its front endinclined upwardly and forwardly and provided with downwardly convergingengaging faces, its intermediate portion inclined downwardly andrearwardly from the lower part of the front end, and its rear endextended laterally and downwardly from the rear part of the intermediateportion and forming a bearing for the furrowwheel, a cam normally fixedrelatively to the beam and provided with downwardly converging faces forengaging the former faces and thereby holding the support in its normalposition and raising the support during the turning of the sulky-plow,and a spring for holding said faces in engagement, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

6. In a sulky-plow, the combination with a plow, and a beam formed witha portion extended downwardly and rearwardly and having a rearwardlyextending arm adjustable substantially vertically on said portion of thebeam; of a furrow-wheel, and a support for the furrow-wheel journaled inthe arm on an upwardly inclined axis and having a substantiallyhorizontal bearing part for the furrow-wheel projecting laterally fromsaid axis, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. In a sulky-plow, the combination of a wheeled frame provided with atransverse connecting bar, a plow, and a beam hanging from theconnecting bar and secured to the plow, said beam being connected to thebar of the frame and slidable laterally independentlythereof,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a sulky-plow, the combination of a wheeled frame, a plow, asupporting member having one end pivoted to the frame and its other endmovable forwardly and rear warly, and a beam secured to the plow andconnected to the supporting member, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

9. In a sulky-plow, the combination of a wheeled frame, a plow, asupporting member fixed to the frame and movable laterally, saidsupporting member being provided with a shoulder, a second supportingmember having one end pivoted to the first supporting member and itsother end movable forwardly and rearwardly along said shoulder,and abeam secured to the plow and connected to the second supporting member,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. In a sulky-plow, the combination of a wheeled frame provided with atransverse connecting bar formed with a lengthwise opening extendingthrough its upper and lower faces, a supporting member consisting ofseparable sections engaged respectively with the upper and lower facesof the connecting bar and having their opposing surfaces provided withshoulders projecting into said opening, and clamping members forsecuring the sections together, a plow, and a beam connected to thesupporting member and secured to the plow, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

11. In a sulky-plow, the combination of a wheeled frame, a plow, asupporting member fixed to the frame, said supporting member beingprovided with a shoulder, a beam secured to the plow and having groovesin its sides and a supporting member consist ing of separable sectionsengaged with opposite side faces of the beam and having their opposingsurfaces provided with shoulders projecting into the grooves in thesides of the beam, one of the sections having its outer end pivoted tothe first supporting member and the other section having its outer endmovable forwardly and rearwardly along said shoulder, and clampingmembers for securing the sections of the second supporting membertogether, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in theState of New York, this 5th day of March, 1902.

HARRY WIARD.

Witnesses D. LAVINE, S. DAVIS.

